Models Direct - IMAGE Summer 2005

Hello from the kids section of
our assignments department!

We regularly receive calls from Clients who are looking to book child / baby models with a ‘specific’ look. This can be beautiful big blue eyes, or a very mischievous cheeky smile! They love smiley, happy natured looking children. These photographs show children who look not just easy to work with, but fun and enjoyable to work with too! A freelance photographer we recently worked with mentioned how much fun he had on a shoot with four children, and he wasn’t expecting it to be so simple!

Above are examples of some of these photographs.

We appreciate it is difficult to sit a baby or toddler still for even a matter of minutes, however, you really can take some fantastic shots of children just in your own home.

Wait for a good day and take some photo’s in the garden, on the beach, anywhere where you can get natural light and a nice backdrop. You do not need expensive studio shots, nor even an expensive camera. If your child / model is fairly confident, they will be happy to pose for you for hours! Just practice, practice, practice and you will see the results . . .

Above are examples of some incredible shots taken at home. Do not be disappointed if you do not get the desired shots, you can take endless photographs (especially with a digital camera) until you see that one that makes you go ‘wow!’ - And get it straight into us!

The majority of our most prestigious and most selected child models have clear

snapshots representing them. Although studio shots are beautiful, Client’s often request ‘natural’ photographs of children - a shot that captures that child without false lighting and enhanced photography. For example, ITV’s Tiny Planets TV Programme (Peppers Ghost Productions) selected several models with Models Direct - all with snapshot pictures. As did Celebrity Kids, Legoland and Zoggs swimwear. All very well established Clients who gave excellent feedback on the models and their performance - and selected initially on the basis of snapshot pictures. Result!

Check out our website for further advice and tips on taking photographs.

Kelly Wallace,
Assignments Dept